Two arts funding nonprofits, United States Artists (USA) and Artadia, have announced a multi-year partnership. The collaboration will revive Assembly, USA’s annual gathering of artists and fellows that launched in 2015 but paused during the pandemic, now expanded to include Artadia award winners. The first reimagined Assembly events are scheduled for 2026 and 2027, featuring workshops, panels, and networking for recent fellows and awardees from both organizations.
This partnership matters because it models a new, collaborative approach for arts organizations navigating a challenging funding landscape. By pooling resources and networks, USA and Artadia aim to provide more robust support for working artists, addressing the longstanding gap between public appreciation for art and tangible support for artists. The move also signals a shift toward shared organizational co-creation, potentially inspiring similar alliances across the nonprofit arts sector.